China’s Guangdong province lays out ambitious commercial space objectives
HELSINKI — China’s southern province of Guangdong is aiming to create a fully integrated commercial aerospace ecosystem with…
China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets
PRESTON, United Kingdom — China is preparing for its first attempt to land a rocket stage after an…
Rocket Lab launches five satellites for undisclosed commercial customer
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron placed five satellites for an undisclosed commercial customer into orbit Aug. 23.…
NASA’s Hubble telescope watches supernova explosion
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NASA needs bold leadership — or we’ll be watching on TV while Beijing lands on the moon
For more than six decades, NASA has been the world’s lodestar for exploration. We designed the rockets, trained…
Industry wary of UK Space Agency shake-up
LONDON – A day after the British government announced plans to fold the UK Space Agency into the…
Duffy comments seed doubts about future of NASA Earth science
WASHINGTON — Comments by NASA’s acting administrator have created uncertainty about the future of Earth science programs at…
Chinese launch startup Landspace suffers Zhuque-2 failure
HELSINKI — Landspace’s Zhuque-2 rocket suffered an anomaly after liftoff Thursday, leading to loss of the mission and…
ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launches first national security mission
WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off Aug. 12 from Space Launch Complex 41 at…
Edgx raises seed funding to bring AI-powered computing to smallsats
TAMPA, Fla. — Belgian startup Edgx has raised seed funding to develop Sterna, an artificial intelligence computer designed…
Deep-space radar in Australia begins tracking satellites for AUKUS partners
WASHINGTON — A new deep-space radar site in Western Australia, built under a trilateral partnership between the United…
Pale Blue teams up with Mitsubishi Electric to advance water propulsion
TAMPA, Fla. — Japanese water propulsion startup Pale Blue is exploring jointly developing systems with Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric,…